Friday (April 1st): Sogavare’s latest security agreement
Wikimedia Name? Manasseh Sogavare Westphalian identity? Solomon Islander Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Sogavare of the Solomon Islands is in the news over a prospective…
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Wikimedia Name? Manasseh Sogavare Westphalian identity? Solomon Islander Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Sogavare of the Solomon Islands is in the news over a prospective…
Wikimedia Name? Olaf Scholz Westphalian identity? German Age? 63 Why is he in the news? German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been very nervous about Russian President Putin’s announcement today that…
Name? Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Westphalian identity? Sudanese Age? 62 Wikimedia Why is he in the news? Due to the war in Ukraine, Sudanese bread prices have risen approximately 40%, increasing…
Wikimedia Name? Pedro Sanchez Westphalian identity? Spanish Age? 50 Why is he in the news? The past six months, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has lobbied in the EU for…
Name? Ilham Aliyev Westphalian identity? Azerbaijani Wikimedia Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, the Russian Defence Ministry accused soldiers from Azerbaijan of violating a peace deal with…
Name? Jens Stoltenberg Westphalian identity? Norwegian Wikimedia Age? 63 Why is he in the news? NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg agreed to extend his term as head of the alliance by…
Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korea Wikimedia Age? 38 Why is he in the news? This morning, Kim Jong-un’s North Korea launched what is thought to be its largest…
Name? Min Aung Hlaing Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 65 Why is he in the news? Earlier this week, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, declared that General Hlaing’s military…
Name? Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Nicaraguan Age? 76 Why is he in the news? Putin has friends all over the world, not least in Central America. Nicaraguan…
Name? Volodymyr Zelensky Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Ukrainian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Let’s be honest, when is he not these days? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is showing…